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    Full Stop / Feb 20, 2025
    by Lara Norgaard

    Towards a Postcolonial Politics of Relatability: Translating People from Oetimu by Felix Nesi

    In this article: People from Oetimu


    Indonesian Writers

    Frontline / Feb 08, 2025
    by Anusua Mukherjee

    Passage to Indonesia

    In this article: A Dark Tale from Cottonwood Grove


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    RRI / Feb 06, 2025
    by Rama Shidqi Pratama

    We Recommend These Five Pramoedya Ananta Toer Books on His Centennial

    In this article: Arus Balik Perburuan


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    Hindu / Jan 27, 2025
    by Geeta Doctor

    The outcast and the village beauty: A tale of Indonesian star-crossed lovers

    In this article: A Dark Tale from Cottonwood Grove


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    Personal Blog / Jan 09, 2025
    by Edwin Setiadi

    The tale of humanity in 10 short stories

    In this article: Monumen


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    Publishers Weekly / Jan 07, 2025
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    People from Oetimu

    In this article: People from Oetimu


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    Philstar / Jan 04, 2025
    by Dolly Dy-Zulueta

    2 Netflix adaptations and a classic title: 9 translated books to read in 2025

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound


    Kitab Kawin by Laksmi Pamuntjak - Indonesian Writers

    Personal Blog / Jan 03, 2025
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Kitab Kawin by Laksmi Pamuntjak

    In this article: Kitab Kawin


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    Straits Times / Sep 14, 2024
    by Shawn Hoo

    Nuril Basri’s Maya is a lightweight coming-of-age tale set on board a cruise ship

    In this article: Maya


    Productive and pious - Indonesian Writers

    Inside Indonesia / Aug 01, 2024
    by Abdullah Faqih

    Productive and Pious

    In this article: Pious Girls – Young Muslim Women in Indonesia


    Perjamuan Khong Guan - Indonesian Writers

    Personal Blog / Jul 14, 2024
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Life, Laughter, and Lingering Absences in Jokpin’s Perjamuan Khong Guan

    In this article: Perjamuan Khong Guan


    Indonesian Writers

    SBS / May 30, 2024
    by Dina Indrasafitri

    The rise of South Coast Queen Nyi Roro Kidul in the Australian Mystery Short Story Anthology

    In this article: This Fresh Hell


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    Jakarta Post / May 24, 2024
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    Schools to include Indonesian literature in curricula

    In this article: Bumi Manusia




    Electric Literature / May 16, 2024
    by Jeddie Sophronius

    7 Poetry Collections by Chinese Indonesian Writers

    In this article: A Tinderbox in Three Acts Interrogation Records Rendang Salvage




    Jakarta Globe / May 01, 2024
    by Jayanty Nada Shofa

    ‘The Architecture of Love’ Review: A Simple Meet-Cute Story in New York

    In this article: The Architecture of Love




    Criminal Element / Apr 25, 2024
    by Doreen Sheridan

    Book Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

    In this article: The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties




    Personal Blog / Apr 06, 2024
    by Leonardus Par

    Exploring Depth and Identity: Insightful Analysis of Joko Pinurbo’s ‘Celana’ Poem

    In this article: Celana




    Vogue Singapore / Mar 17, 2024
    by Chandreyee Ray

    8 translated books that transcend the limits of language to read now

    In this article: Apple and Knife


    Pramoedya Ananta Toer - Indonesian Writers

    Australian Book Review / Mar 09, 2024
    by Nathan Hollier

    Pramoedya Ananta Toer and the Buru Quartet: ‘At least I’ve told these stories to you’

    In this article: Child of All Nations Footsteps House of Glass This Earth of Mankind




    Aniko Press / Feb 28, 2024
    by Dina Indrasafitri

    Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories by Rain Chudori

    In this article: Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories




    Eurasia Review / Feb 12, 2024
    by Azly Rahman

    Re-Reading WS Rendra’s ‘Perjuangan Suku Naga’ (The Struggle Of The Naga Tribe)

    In this article: The Struggle of the Naga Tribe




    Redbrick / Feb 10, 2024
    by Ilina Jha

    About Us by Reda Gaudiamo

    In this article: About Us




    Tempo English / Feb 05, 2024
    by Faruk HT

    Sony Karsono’s Sentimentalism Towards Body

    In this article: Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat




    Nikkei Asia / Feb 03, 2024
    by Randy Mulyanto

    Netflix drama ‘Cigarette Girl’ highlights Indonesian IP adaptation

    In this article: Cigarette Girl Memburu Muhammad




    ArtReview / Jan 18, 2024
    by Mark Rappolt

    Art as a Medium of Resistance

    In this article: This Earth of Mankind


    Nation

    Nation / Dec 28, 2023
    by Bryony Lau

    Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s Portrait of Gay Indonesia

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    Personal Blog / Dec 19, 2023
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Sang Raja

    In this article: Sang Raja


    Asymptote

    Asymptote / Dec 14, 2023
    by Xiao Yue Shan 

    A Year of Reading the World

    In this article: Birth Canal


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    Books and Bao / Dec 08, 2023
    by Will Heath

    5 Indonesian Writers You Should be Reading

    In this article: Apple and Knife Paper Boats Sergius Seeks Bacchus The Adventures of Na Willa The Birdwoman’s Palate


    Eny Wulandari

    Personal Blog / Dec 06, 2023
    by Eny Wulandari

    This Earth of Mankind: The Post-Reading Emotion

    In this article: This Earth of Mankind




    Variety / Nov 28, 2023
    by Naman Ramachandran

    Indonesian Festival Hit ’24 Hours With Gaspar’ Sets Netflix Debut

    In this article: 24 Hours with Gaspar


    Didn't See That Coming

    Publishers Weekly / Nov 16, 2023
    by Amanda Ramirez

    Q & A with Jesse Q. Sutanto

    In this article: Didn’t See That Coming


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    Personal Blog / Nov 15, 2023
    by Isti Marta Sukma

    Lacan’s concept of objet petit a in “Gadis Kretek”

    In this article: Gadis Kretek




    Vogue Singapore / Nov 07, 2023
    by Azrin Tan

    Epic romance meets unyielding womanhood in Indonesian period drama ‘Cigarette Girl’

    In this article: Cigarette Girl




    Jakarta Post / Oct 23, 2023
    by Radhiyya Indra

    ‘She Wanted to be a Beauty Queen’: George Quinn raises Javanese stories

    In this article: She Wanted To Be a Beauty Queen




    Personal Blog / Oct 10, 2023
    by Lisa Hill

    Sunbirds (2023), by Mirandi Riwoe

    In this article: Sunbirds


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    Tradition and Social Change

    Jul 24, 2026

    The ‘Sturm und Drang’ of a teenage girl and Indonesia’s transition to authoritarianism

    Jul 23, 2026

    ‘Just don’t ask me about politics’: How an Indonesian epic warns against staying silent

    Jul 23, 2026

    A Jakarta childhood ends: Tari Lang bears witness to Indonesia’s 1965 bloodbath

    Jul 18, 2026

    Tari Lang’s ‘My Neighbour, The Dictator’ looks back at Suharto era

    Jul 18, 2026

    Mapping the Evolution of Motifs in Indonesian Literature 1918-2025 Using Distant Reading

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